Coin counting machine



Aug', 18, 1931. E. Fx. DONNELLAN 1,819,235

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Aug. 18,. 1931. E. P. DONNELLAN 1,819,235

COIN COUNTING MACHINE Filed Nov4 19, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 43 BY @f7/ ATTORNEY.

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Patented Aug. 18, 1931r narran stares Partnr irren EDWARD DONELLAN, 01E"V BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TQ STANDARD- JOHNSONA COMPANY, INCA,l OE@ BROOKLYN; YORK,` A CORPORATION- NEW YORK' com CoUNrING- MACHINE.

`i .Appiiqanqnmed reventar 19,1929. serial no. 405,187.

This invention relates to improvements in coin counting mechanism.; andthe invention has. reference toa coin4 counting mechanism having means tof feedy coins thereto, and. a control means yfor automatically stopping the feeding of coins'upon completion of the count. of ay predetermined; number thereof..

'llhisfinvention has. for its principaliobject toprovide, in combination with` coin o counting mechanism, a power driven means to f supply or feed coinsA to the counting mechanism, together with meansk cooperative with. the counting means for automatically interrupting theftransmission of power to said coin.y supplying orffeeding means, Whereby the coinfeeding'operationt is immediately discontinued. upon completion ofthe count of predetermined number of coins.; and the invention also embraces the provision of a plurality of counting and registering means respectively adapted for operation by different denominations. of coins, together withy means for supplying or feeding coins of proper denominations thereto, and coin feed' control means common tothe several countingr and registering` means for automatically interrupting the feeding of all coinswhen count of predetermined number` of coins ofv any given denomination has been completed.. f

` This invention has 'for a furtherobject to pro,vidc,`iny combinationfwith coin counting mechanism and means to feed coins thereto, automatic feed stop means, and means to render said feed stop. means inactive when it is. desired to count coins continuously.

` Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same.

An illustrative embodiment of this in-y vention vis ,shown in the accompanying drawings, in'which Cig. 1 is a ,vertical longitudinal section ofy a coin counting mechanism,y made according to and embodying the principles of this invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section, taken on line 2 2 in Fig. l, with parts of the coin feeding Vnaled in said bearings 12 is a drive shaft 13,

means shown in elevation; Fig. 3 is another fragmentary transverse vertical section, taken on line 3 3 in Fig. 1, the coin feed ing mechanism being omitted;l Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section, taken on line 4 4 in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is another fragmentary transverse vertical section,y taken on line v5 5` in ,'Fig. 1 r Fig. 6 is v4av fragmentary View in part horizontal section and in part elevation, showing in part the coin counting and registering means and coin feed stop control devices;

Aand Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a coin gripping roll which is cooperative,

with the coin4 counting means. Similar charactersA of reference are em,- pl'oyed in,` all of the hereinabove. described views y to indicate corresponding parts.l

Rev erring to the drawings, the reference i character 1,0 indicates a suitable support or .standard upon which the mechanisms are mounted. Provided in connection with the beek Wall 0f. Seid support. 1.0. iS a bracket 1.1

upon WhCh LFG fixed bearings 12. Jourand fixed on said' shaft is a driven Worm 14. Fixed in the lower portion of said support is an electric motor 15,I the same4 pro.- viding a source of power for actuating the coin feeding means and the coin propelling means which is cooperative with the coin counting means. A belt and pulley transmission'l connects said motor in driving relation to said drive shaft 13.

The Coin feeding means adapted to delivercoins successively to the coin propelling means'which is cooperative with the coin counting means. Ijf the machine is arranged to` count coins of different denomina- I tions, said coin feeding means isy of the separator type, i. e. it is arranged to discharge coinsof different denominations at different points for separate delivery to corresponding counting means. Such type of machine is shown in the drawings.` Said coin feeding means comprises a base-plate 17 having a depending axial bearing portion 18 in which is journaled a rotatable spindle 19. Fixed on said spindle 19, sokv asto rotate in the recessed upper side of said base plate, is a coin carrier plate 20, having an annular row of openings 21 in its marginal portion adapted to provide coin carrying pockets. Fixed to said baseplate, to overlie said carrier plate 20, is an annular partition plate 22. Fixed upon said carrier plate 20, so to rotate. therewith, and so as to overiie said partition plate 22, is a. coin conveyor plate 23, having in its marginal portions, openings 24 which provide coin conveying pockets, corresponding in number and position to the carrying pockets of the carrier plate 20. Also fixed to said base plate, to surround said conveyer plate 23, is a hopper member 25. Fixed to the underside of said base plate 17 are hinge connections 26, which are pivotally engaged with said drive shaft 13. The hinge connection thus provided permits the base plate, and parts associated therewith, to be normally supported upon the upper end of the support or standard 10 at a downward and forward inclination of approximately forty-five degrees (such being the operative position of the feed mechanism), but so as to be capable of being 11p-turned, about the axis of said shaft 13, to approximately7 horizontal plane, to thereby dispose thefeed mechanism in an out-ofservice position. In the operation of the coin feed mechanism, mixed coins in bulk are deposited within the hopper member 25. Owing to the normal inclination or tilt of the feed mechanism, the coins will lodge in the downward side of the hopper and over the conveyer plate 23. Rotation of the conveyer plate will cause such coins as lodge in the conveying pockets 24; to be carried upwardly, the same sliding on the partition plate 22 which is intermediate the conveyer plate and carrier plate. The partition plate 22 is provided, in that por tion thereof lying at the upward side of the hopper, with a transfer' opening 27 aligned with the path of movement of the conveyer and carrying pockets of the conveyor and carrier plates. In advance of the location of said transfer opening 27, a suitable shear plate 28, or any other convenient means, is provided for sweeping back coins not actually and properly engaged in the conveyer pockets of the conveyer plate 23. As the conveyer pockets 24 move over the transfer opening 2T, coins lodged in the former will drop through the latter and into a corresponding pocket 21 of the carrier plate, said coins being thereupon carried by the rotation of the latter plate, across properly gauged drop-out openings 29 provided in the base plate. The drop-out opening 29 is made of progressively increased width so as to successively pass coins at different points according to the size of the diameters thereof, in a manner heretofore well known in the art.

The means for actuating the coin feed mechanism, with which a novel automatic stop means cooperates, comprises a worm gear 30 which is freely rotatable on the lower end portion of the spindle 19, which worm gear operatively meshes with said drive worm 14, when the coin feed mecha* nism is disposed in operative or in-service position. Fixed to and therefore rotatable with said worin gear is a bevel drive gear 31, the purposes of which will be subsequently set forth. A novel clutch means is provided for engaging said worm gear 30 in and disengaging the same from driving relation to said spindle 19. This clutch means comprises a clutch rod 32 slidable in an axial bore 33 with which the spindle 19 is provided. Said clutch rod is yieldably thrust downward by a spring 34 disposed within the bore 33 and purchased against a stop plug 35 suitably fixed within said bore. The lower free end of said clutch rod projects exteriorly beyond the end of the spindle 19. Fixed transversely of said clutch rod 32 is a clutch key 86, the oppositely extending ends of which are movable.`

upon longitudinal movement of said clutch rod, through a slotted opening 37 provided in said spindle 19. The upper faceof the hub portion of said worm gear 30 is provided with a clutch-key receiving channel s 3S into which the clutch-key 36 is thrust by downward movement of the clutch rod under the pressure of the spring 34, thereby operatively coupling said worm gear 30 in driving relation to the spindle 19, whereby operative movement is transmitted to the coin feeding mechanism.

The means for moving the clutch rod 32 and clutch-key 36 to clutch releasing position, comprises a rock-shaft 39 journaled in bearing brackets 40 so as to normally lie beneath and adjacent to the lower end of the spindle 19. Fixed on this rock-shaft is a cam 41 which, on proper movement of the rock-shaft 39, engages the exterior end of the clutch rod 32 so as to impart upward sliding movement to the latter', whereby the clutch-key 36 is lifted out of the channel 3S of the worm gear 30, thus disengaging the latter from the spindle 19, and thereby stopping the operative movement of the coin feeding means. Fixed on said rockshaft 39 is a lever 42 for imparting movement thereto, which is biased, to dispose the rockshaft 39 and cam 41 in normal inactive position, by a spring 42. Registered beneath the drop-out openino` 29 of base plate of said coin feeding means, are a series of chute-like passages 43, 14, L1-5, L16 and L17, respectively adapted to receive dimes, pennies, nickels, quarters and half dollars fed thereto by the coin feeding means. These chiite-like passages are formed in connection with a transverse back plate 48 extending between the kksi;

sides of the support= and" forming,y parti of a housing 49 which containsv the coin counting and registering` mechanisms.` Associatedwithfsaid bacl-platefi are funnell like portions 50 toA guide coinsfrom'the coin feeding'means into the said chut`e-like pas sages.A Journaled inbearings 51 at the rear side ofsaid back-plate 48 is-a shaft 52 whichcarries andactuates primary coin propelling f rolls 53,there ,being one such roll foreach ehute-likefpassage.r The back-plate l.f8-is cut away from the openings` 5ft to permit the peripheries of thefrolls 53 to intersect said chute-like passages. Asshown in Fig;I 7 more especially, inl detail structure eachroll 53 comprises ahub portion 55- upon which is fixed the mailr'body portion ofx the roll. Said main-,body portion is preferably made of resilient material, such e; g.- as rubber. The hub-portion 55l possesses' yan externally threadedl extension 56 over whichis movablv passed an annular rim plate 57, the diameter of which slightly exceeds the diameter of the main bod-y of the roll, whereby a rim or flangeslike extension 57 bounds oneside of the circumferential face of the roll". Said yrim plate 57 is yieldably pressed into normal relation to the'roll by a compression spring 58 which is purchased against anadjustable keeper nut 59 threaded on the hub extension 56. Said keeper nut may be fixed in adjusted `positionby a set screw60.v When a coinis engaged by a propelling roll 53, one edge of the coin is backed by said rim or flange-like extension 57 to force the opposite edge of the same into actuating engagement with a coin counting mechanism to be subsequently described. If under such circumstances a mutilated or misshapen coin (i. e. one whiclr has been flattened out or distorted)v should'sbe engaged, said rim plate will yield'against rthe pressure of the spring 58, thus'pre'venting undue strain/or stress being applied, by such misshapelr coin, to thecoin counting mechanism.l

The means for driving said shaft 52 and the primary coin propelling rolls 53 carried thereby, comprises spindle-61 journal-ed 1in a bearing" 62, having at one end' a bevel pinion 63 with which said bevel drive gear 3l meshes andl thus drives sai-d spindle 6l. Fixed on the opposite end of said spin-y dle is a sprocket wheel 64,. over which runsv a chain 65, which, in turn, drives a sprocket 66 fixed on saidr shaft 52', thusv transmitting operative movement to the latter and its rolls 53. ,f y

Removably mounted in bearing sockets 67 provided in the walls of said housing 49, and retained in place by suitable keeper means y68, is a shaft 69 extending across the face of said back plate 48, and parallel to said shaft 52. Fixed on this shaft 69 are secondary coin propelling rolls 70, the periph-- y cries-of which engage'theperipheries of said primary?, rolls 53. o

Fixed within the housing: 49" is ai transf verser bearing; plate 7l. J ournaled: to vextend forwardly from: said back. plate 48. through said bearing plate 7l are register actuating shaftsy 72 corresponding. in number to the number off chute-likel passages, and respectively disposed adjacent. to the sets of prirymaryaindf secondary coin propelling` rolls v538-470. Theforward ends of said. shafts 72 extend intol a register casing andarey conf nected by gearing v73 iny actuatingA relation to:y coin: registering. devices 74 corresponding to thevarious denominations ofi coinrespecytively passed throughv the different chute:-

like passages. Fixed on each shaft 72, to lie inl theJ pathofA movement of coins propelled by the adjacent set-1 of primaryv andv seo:- ondary propellingrolls 53--70, isastar-Wheel 75.- A` similar star-wheel 7 6r is fixed on; each shaft 72 at the rear side ofsaidlibearing plate 71, and cooperating withy each of the member 728y of a' Geneva gearing, the driven member 79 of which: is rotatably mounted ronithe face of said bearing plate 71 at a point beneath shaft 72.l The Geneva gearings for different coinv counting and registering de# vices differ in ratio according: to; the* prede'- terinined number of coins of a given' denomination desired to be counted as a lot.. For example, it beingY desired to; count pennies and dimes in lots of fifty, the ratio ofthe Geneva gearing of the penny and dime `counting and registering means wil'l be teny to` one,` that is the drivingk member rotates ten tiniest@ producev a complete revolution of therdrivenf member, and; since actuation by five coins is required to once rotate the driving member it followsr that actuation by fifty coins is required to once: rotate the driven member.

It'being desiredf toI count nickels and quarters lots of forty, the ratio of the Geneva gearing cooperative with the coin counting and registering means for these denominations of coins will bey eight to one'.

It being desired to count half dollars in lots of twenty, the ratio of. the Geneva gearing cooperative with the coin counting and registering means for this denomination of. coin will be four to one. n

` It will be understood, however, that the ratios of any given GenevaA gearing may be `modified as may be necessary to accommodate the same for counting coins in. lots of any other' desired predetermined number, and, therefore, the showing of the drawings and the above description must be considered merely as illustrative of one of many possible arrangements in this respect.

Fixed in connection with the driven member 79 of each Geneva gearing is a trip cam 80. Suitably mounted to extend transversely through the housing 49 in front of the bearing plate 71 is a fixed shaft 81 on which are pivotally mounted bell-crank levers 82, the lower arms of which possess rearwardly extending fingers 83 to respectively engage and cooperate with said respective trip cams 80, said bell-cranks being biased for such engagement by spring means 84.

Slidably mounted in a frame-member 85, at the lower forward part of the housing 49, are actuator bolts 8G, provided at their forward ends with finger knobs 87 which are externally exposed at the front of the machine. Said knobs 87 are preferably provided with rearwardly extending hollow shank portions 88 concentric to the bolts 8G. Strong compression springs 89 are mounted around the bolts between the rear wall of the frame-member 85 and the knobs, said spring, when the bolts are unrestrained, operating to slide the same outward. Rearward extensions of said bolts 86, exteriorly of the frame-work 85, are provided with lateral arms 90 having chamfered terminals which are normally engaged by latch-nosings 91 with which the upper arms of said bell-crank levers 82 are furnished. The bell-crank levers 82 serve as detents to hold the bolts 86 normally retracted against the tension of springs 89.

Suitably mounted to extend transversely through the housing 49, beneath the bolts 86 is a rock-shaft 92. Fixed on said rock-shaft 92 are lever arms 98 having lateral projections 94 to normally lie across and engage the front faces of the bolt arms 90. Slidably mounted at one end of the housing 49, to extend from the front of the machine inwardly therethrough, is a pull rod 95, the inner end of which is connected by a link 96 to the free end portion of the lever 42 which actuates the clutch cam rock-shaft 39. Fixed on said pull-rod 95 is a fork 97. Fixed on the rock-shaft 92 is a lever arm 98 having a lateral projection or pin 99 which engages in said fork 97. The forward end of said pullrod 95 projects exteriorly from the front of the housing 49, and said end is provided with a finger piece or knob 100.

Exteriorly disposed as a fixed part of the shank portions 88 of the bolt knobs 87 are stop lugs 101. When the knobs, and bolts connected therewith, are disposed in a position in which the arms 90 thereof are subject to cooperation with the bell-crank levers 82, said stop lugs 101 are aligned with a notched opening 102 through which the same may freely pass when the bolts are released from the restraint of the bell-crank levers. As it is some times desirable to continuously count coins, the bolts 8G are arranged so as to be capable of being turned to in inactive position. To determine the inactive position of the bolts, stop shoulders 103 are provided in connection with the front wall of said frame member 85 with which the stop lugs 101 may be brought into engagement by turning the knobs and bolts about their axes. Such turning of the bolts swings the arms 90 thereof out of operative alignment with the bellcrank levers 82. Aligned to the position of the stop lugs 101, when engaged with the stop shoulders 108, are notches 104 provided in the front wall of the frame member 85, through which the stop-lugs 101 may pass to permit outward projection of the bolt knobs 87, whereby the out-of-service condition of the bolts 86 is visibly indicated.

The operation of the mechanism, when arranged to count coins in lots of predetermined number is as follows:

The bolts 8G are set to service positions, and pushed inward against the tension of their springs 89, so as to be subjected to the restraint of the bell-crank levers 82. Such position of the bolts 80 relieves the lever f.

arms 98 from the pressure thereof, and consequently the pull rod 95 is drawn in` ward by the tension of spring 42, while at the same time the lever 42 also swung to disengage the cam 41 from the clutch rod 32, whereby the actuating spring 34 thrusts the same downward to engage the clutchkey 86 in the clutch slot or channel 88 of the worm gear 30, and thus operatively couples the latter with spindle 19 of the coin feeding mechanism. Current now being supplied to the motor 15, power is transmitted to the coin feeding mechanism, which by its operation discharges coins, according to their denominations, into the chute-like passages 48, 44, 45, and 47 for gravitation to and between the respective sets of coin propelling wheels 53--70 serving the respective passages. As a coin engages a rotating propelling wheel 53 it is forced fiat-wise between the same and the cooperating wheel 70, so as to be forcibly urged into passing engagement with a star-wheel 75. As cach coin engages in passing a star wheel 75, it produces a rotative impulse of the latter, each such iinpulse being transmitted through shafts 72 to and with actuating efl'ect upon the register devices 74. The rotation of the shafts 72 is in turn transmitted to the Geneva gearing operating the trip-cams 80, to thereby produce a complete revolution of the same, when a predetermined number of coins of any denomination has passed a corresponding star wheel. For example, as-

mixed y Lerares of hfty pennies is first completed. Upony the passing of the ifti'eth penny, ythe Gre-y neva-gearing, t operated lby the star-wheel shaft k'72fse`r`viiig the pennyr counting and registering mechanism, will have brought the high point of the trip cain'80 associated therewith into passing engagement with the finger 83 lof a corresponding bell-crank lever 82,"thereby rocking the same on the shaft S1 so as to lift thenosing 91 from the arm 90 ofthe corresponding actuator bolt 86, thereby releasing the latter. The released bolt86, underthe pressure of the spring 89, will move outward or forward. Such movement of the 'bolt turns the adjacent lever arm 93 outward, thereby'rocking the rocksliaft 92 kto impart outward movement 'to the lever arm 98, which movement is transmitted through the fork 97 to the pull rod 95 and link 96 so ,as to swing forward the lever 42. The forward swinging movement of the lever 42 turns the rock-shaft 39 and cam 41, to thereby carry the latter into lifting engagement with the clutch-rod 32. The upward ymovement of the clutch-rod 32 liftsthe clutch-key 36 out of the channel or slot "88 of the worm gear 30, thereby disconnecting the saine from the spindle 19, whereupon the operation of the coin feeding mechanism is` immediately arrested, and

coins *cease` to be delivered to each and all of the chiite-like passages and coin counting and registering means associated therewith.

The machine attendant will note by the.

outthriist knob S7 rof the actuated bolt v86 of which denominationl of coin the counted lot of predetermined number has been coinp'lete'd, and will thereupon remove any receptacle in whichsiich lot of coins has beenV deposited, replacing the same with an empty receptacle, whereiipon, by thrusting inwardf ly lon the projeeting' knob 87, the bolt will be returned, against the thrust of its spring .l f, 89, toy normal initial position iinder detentfion of the bell-crank lever 82 ready .forfa repetition lof the` described operations. rlhe return'of thebolt to normal position removes tlie pressureof the spring r89 from the actuated lever `arm '98 so that the spring 42 ymay functionto'return Vlever 42, pullrod 95,rock-shaft 92 and lever larms thereof toinorinalpositions, while at the same time removing the cam 41 from "engagement with the clutch-rod 32, so that the latterr may move rdownward tocarry kthe clutch-y key 36` linto engagement withthe worm gear 30, and thusreestablish power transmission tothe coin feeding means so that functioning thereofis resumed. f

s soon as the countkof another lot of coins ofy whateven denomination yis lconipleted, the above described operations are repeated. In suchmanner the kmechanism maybe operated so long as coins are suppliedto the hopper Yof the coin feeding mea-'Ila y v rOrdinarily, when using the` machine to count coins of various denominations, mea-ns will be kprovided to `removably vmount tubiilar paper coin wrappers 105, -adapted to receive the same, in thepath of discharge thereof from the chute-likepassages withy which the counting and registering means areassociated. ,A convenient means for such purpose is shown in the drawings, the same providing `an open front wrapper tube supporting means comprising a back wall 106, bottom wall 107, and side walls 108. Said side wallsy 108 Iare provided with hanger flanges 109 which are removably7 engageable with holdingchannels 110 provided inthe machine. Provided in connection with the upper portion of the back wall 106 are chutelike passages 43, 44', 45, 46 and 47 to respectively align and communicate with the lower endsnof the corresponding chute-like passages 43A 44, 45, 46' and 47 of the main machine. lso formed in connection with said back wall106 are rearwardly oli-set wrapper seating sockets 111 respectively sized to conform to the dimensions ofthe wrappersk 105 to be served thereby. The rearwardly off-set relation of said sockets 111 provides stop-'shoulders 113 to determine the kseated relation of the wrappers in connection with the chiite-like passages 43 to 47 inclusive. Cooperative with said sockets 111 are socket cover portions 114 of curvilinea'r crosssectional shape, thesamealso serving' as funnel-like coin guiding means leading into the open ends of mounted wrappers. To removably Ahold the wrappers inV coin receiving position with theiriipper ends engaged inthe sockets 111, spring pressed plungersyll having flanged seating plugsy 116 at theii upperjends are provided, they upper end thereof, and then replacing the saine with an emptywrappe'r. y

It `willbeA understood, that the machine isv not limited'solely to the use ofthe coiny wrapper holder, since :other forms of coiny receiving receptacles may be employed, such e, g.' asbags orfboXes, especially when con--v tinuously counting coins. In such case the iio f wrapper holder may be removed and a suitable bag or box supporting means substituted therefor.

lVhile I have described the mechanism as arranged to count coins of several different denominations, it will be understood that it may be arranged to handle and count either a single denomination or two or more different denominations in which case the feeding mechanism and the number of counting and registering devices will be modified accordingly.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

That is claimed is l. In a coin counting mechanism having a register actuating shaft and a star wheel on said shaft, opposed coin propelling rolls to move coins in actuating relation to said star wheel, at least one of said rolls being driven, and one of said rolls having a plate to provide a yieldable circumferential coin engaging rim flange at a side of said roll opposite to that at which said star wheel is located.

2. A clutch control means for power actuated coin counting machines having means f to separate and feed coins to a plurality of counting devices according to their denominations which counting devices have coin actuated operating shafts, comprising a clutch releasing means, a plurality of spring actuated means corresponding to the counting devices for operating said clutch releasing means, a detent device for each spring actuated means, a trip means for each detent device, rotatable cam means for operating each trip means, and Geneva gearings respectively corresponding to and actuated by the shafts of said counting devices for rotating said cam means, each Geneva gearing having a ratio adapted to effect operation of a corresponding trip means on completion of the count of a given number of coins by the particular counting device in connection with which such gearing is associated.

3. A clutch control means for power actuated coin counting machines having means to separate and feed coins to a plurality of counting devices according to their denominations which counting devices have coin actuated operating shafts, comprising a clutch releasing means, a rock-shaft extending transversely across the series of counting device shafts and having means to actuate said clutch releasing means, spring actuated bolts having normally upstanding arms at their inner ends, said bolts corresponding in number to the number of counting devices, said rock-shaft having lever arms engageable by the arms of said bolts, a pivoted detent device for each bolt, and rotatable cam means actuated from each counting device shaft to release the detent devices of bolts corresponding to said counting devices when count of a predetermined number of coins has been thereby completed.

4. A clutch control means for power actuated coin counting machines having means to separate and feed coins to a plurality of counting devices according to their denominations which counting devices have coin actuated operating shafts, comprising clutch releasing means, a rock-shaft extending transversely across the series of counting device shafts and having means to actuate said clutch releasing means, spring actuated bolts having normally upstanding arms at their inner ends, said bolts corresponding in number to the number of counting devices, said rock-shaft having lever arms engageable by the arms of said bolt-s, a pivoted detent device for each bolt, a rotatable cam to control each detent device, and Geneva gearing actuated from each counting device shaft to respectively drive said arms, each Geneva gearing having a ratio adapted to effect through a cam means operation of an associated detent device 011 completion of the count of a predetermined number of coins by the given counting device the shaft of which actuates a given Geneva gearing.

5. In the mechanism defined by claim 3, means to mount said bolts for rotative movement whereby any one or more of the same may be turned at will to dispose their arms in operative relation to the detent devices and rock-shaft lever arms normally cooperative therewith.

6. In the mechanism defined by claim 4, means to mount said bolts for rotative movement whereby any one or more of the same may be turned at will to dispose their arms in inoperative relation to the detent devices and rock-shaft lever arms normally cooperative therewith.

7. A clutch operating mechanism for power actuated coin counting machines having means to feed coins to a plurality of counting devices according to their denominations which counting devices have coin actuated operated shafts, comprising a clutch control means, a rock-shaft extending transversely across the series of counting device shafts and having means to actuate said clutch control means, spring actuated bolts having normally upstanding arms at their inner ends terminating in chamfered nosings, said bolts corresponding in number to the number of counting devices, means to slidably support said bolts at right angles to said rock-shaft, said rocloshaft having lever members respectively engageable by the arms of said bolts, pivoted detent levers having at one end latch means to normally engage the nosingsof saidy bolt arms to hold said bolts retracted against the tension of their springs, rotatable cams adjacent to v the opposite ends of said detent levers and cooperative therewith to control the releasing movements of said detent levers, andy transmission means counting device shafts and adapted to move said cams to detent lever releasing position on completion of counts of predetermined numbers of coins.

8. A clutch operating mechanism for power actuated coin counting machines having means to feed coins tok a plurality of counting devices according to their denominations which counting devices have coin actuated operating` shafts, comprising a clutch control means, arock-shaft extending transversely across the series of count ing device shafts and having means to actuate said clutch control means, spring actu* ated bolts having normally upstanding arms at their inner ends terminating in chamfered nosings, said bolts corresponding in number to the number of counting devices, means to slidably support said bolts at right angles to said roclcshaft, said rock-shaft having lever members respectively engageable by the arms kof said bolts pivoted detent levers having at one end latch means to normally engage the nosings of said bolt arms to hold said bolts retracted against the tension ofr their springs, rotatable cams adjacent to the opposite ends of said detent levers and cooperative therewith to control f the releasing movements of said detent levers, transmission means actuated from said counting device shafts and adapted to move said cams to detent lever releasing position on completion ofcounts of predeter` mined numbers of coins, means to mount said bolts for rotative movement in their supports whereby any one or more of the same may be turned at Will to disengage their arms from operative relation to the detent levers andvrock-shaft lever members normally cooperative therewith, and means for manually setting said bolts to operative positions. y f

ln testimony that I claim the invention set forth" above I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of November, 1929.

EDVARD P. DONNELLAN.

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